Funding, News and Announcements

Research infrastructure projects funded through the Canada Foundation for Innovation’s (CFI) Innovation Fund help Canada remain at the forefront of exploration and knowledge generation while making meaningful contributions to generating social, health, environmental and economic benefits and addressing global challenges.

297 proposals were submitted to the 2023 Innovation Fund competition. Each of these was assessed by various review committees who, after a series of steps, recommended 116 proposals for funding.

Through this competition, the CFI invested $392 million in research infrastructure at 32 research institutions across Canada. In addition, $689 million was leveraged in matching funds from private-sector, provincial and other partners to bring the overall investment to $1.1 billion in support of Canada’s research community.

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